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Women |
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13766 |
10737 |
24503 |
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Today In
Beach Volleyball History |
In 1968
Bob Jones and Ron Von Hagen won the Parks & Rec Santa Cruz Open.
It was the 1st win for Bob Jones, the 15th win for Ron Von Hagen, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1974
Bob Durran and Dodge Parker won the Parks & Rec Santa Cruz Open.
It was the 1st win for Bob Durran, the 1st win for Dodge Parker, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1985
Andy Fishburn and Jay Hanseth won the AVP Jose Cuervo Santa Cruz Open.
It was the 19th win for Andy Fishburn, the 5th win for Jay Hanseth, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 1991
Karolyn Kirby and Angela Rock won the WPVA Diet Pepsi Salt Lake City Open.
It was the 14th win for Karolyn Kirby, the 6th win for Angela Rock, and the 6th win for the team.
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In 1996
Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes won the AVP Atlanta Open.
It was the 119th win for Karch Kiraly, the 81st win for Kent Steffes, and the 69th win for the team.
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In 2002
Eric Fonoimoana and Dax Holdren won the AVP Huntington Beach Open Presented by Michelob Light.
It was the 8th win for Eric Fonoimoana, the 9th win for Dax Holdren, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2002
Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs won the AVP Huntington Beach Open Presented by Michelob Light.
It was the 57th win for Holly McPeak, the 15th win for Elaine Youngs, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2008
Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers won the AVP Crocs Tour Louisville presented by Kentucky Unbridled Spirit.
It was the 26th win for Phil Dalhausser, the 38th win for Todd Rogers, and the 25th win for the team.
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In 2008
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings won the AVP Crocs Tour Louisville presented by Kentucky Unbridled Spirit.
It was the 93rd win for Misty May-Treanor, the 90th win for Kerri Walsh Jennings, and the 87th win for the team.
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In 2008
Ramon Hernandez and Raul Papaleo won the NORCECA Puerto Rico.
It was the 1st win for Ramon Hernandez, the 1st win for Raul Papaleo, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2008
Erin Byrd and Stephanie Chapek won the NORCECA Puerto Rico.
It was the 2nd win for Erin Byrd, the 2nd win for Stephanie Chapek, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2012
Isabelle Forrer and Anouk Verge-Depre won the 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters presented by Sport.Land. NÖ & Autohaus.
It was the 2nd win for Isabelle Forrer, the 1st win for Anouk Verge-Depre, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2013
Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Janis Smedins won the FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam.
It was the 5th win for Aleksandrs Samoilovs, the 3rd win for Janis Smedins, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2019
Narongdet Kangkon and Banlue Nakprakhong won the FIVB Boracay One Star.
It was the 1st win for Narongdet Kangkon, the 1st win for Banlue Nakprakhong, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2019
Satono Ishitsubo and Asami Shiba won the FIVB Boracay One Star.
It was the 2nd win for Satono Ishitsubo, the 2nd win for Asami Shiba, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2019
Anders Mol and Christian Sorum won the FIVB Jinjiang Four Star.
It was the 11th win for Anders Mol, the 10th win for Christian Sorum, and the 9th win for the team.
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In 2019
Brooke Sweat and Kerri Walsh Jennings won the FIVB Jinjiang Four Star.
It was the 11th win for Brooke Sweat, the 134th win for Kerri Walsh Jennings, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2024
David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig won the FIVB BPT Elite16 Espinho.
It was the 17th win for David Ahman, the 16th win for Jonatan Hellvig, and the 16th win for the team.
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In 2024
Taryn Brasher and Kristen Cruz won the FIVB BPT Elite16 Espinho.
It was the 12th win for Taryn Brasher, the 12th win for Kristen Cruz, and the 12th win for the team.
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In 2024
Hagen Smith and Logan Webber won the FIVB BPT Futures Battipaglia.
It was the 2nd win for Hagen Smith, the 2nd win for Logan Webber, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2024
Giuliana Corrales and Michelle Valiente won the FIVB BPT Futures Battipaglia.
It was the 1st win for Giuliana Corrales, the 1st win for Michelle Valiente, and the 1st win for the team.
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| Latest News and Feature Articles |
| 5/26/2026 |
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Top Dutchmen set for 2026 Beach Pro Tour debut reshuffled, “retired” Perusic also back in
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There is plenty to look forward to as Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour returns to Ostrava this week. Many top-caliber men’s teams will compete at the fourth Elite stop of the season and the first one outside Brazil and, among them, the best four players of the Netherlands will make their 2026 debut on the Tour… reshuffled – Stefan Boermans with Alexander Brouwer and... |
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Top women’s teams flock to Ostrava as Beach Pro Tour hits Europe with first Elite stop of 2026
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Beach volleyball fans will be delighted to see nine of the top 10 teams in the women’s FIVB World Ranking compete in Ostrava as the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour arrives in Europe with the year’s first high-level event on the continent, serving off on Wednesday with the qualification matches. It will be the fourth Elite tour stop of the season and the first one outside Brazil. |
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| 5/25/2026 |
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Kyan Vercauteren pushing forward after Belgium’s breakthrough Beach Pro Tour gold
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Belgium’s breakthrough gold medal on the Beach Pro Tour changed plenty for Kyan Vercauteren. The result in Bhubaneswar brought confidence and a new level of expectation for the young Belgian blocker, but it also brought a clearer understanding of how life is at the top level of beach volleyball can be. |
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Dutch pairs reign supreme at home at Apeldoorn Futures
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Representatives of the host nation collected two golds and a bronze at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Apeldoorn Futures that came to an end in the Netherlands on Sunday. Leanne van Vegten & Jill de Groot and Tom Sonneville & Quinten Groenewold topped the podiums, while Tess Spaansen & Trijntje Veerbeek finished third in the women’s tournament... |
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| 5/24/2026 |
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Aussies Hodges & Hood triumph at Nuvali
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Australian Olympian Thomas Hodges and his 21-year-old partner Ben Hood raised the winners’ trophy at the Nuvali Challenge on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. In Santa Rosa, Philippines on Sunday, they made it to their first Beach Pro Tour podium since they teamed up for the start of this season. It was the first Tour gold in Hood’s career, second for Hodges. |
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Lithuania’s Paulikiene & Raupelyte celebrate first Beach Pro Tour gold at Nuvali Challenge
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Lithuanian Paris 2024 Olympians Monika Paulikiene & Aine Raupelyte conquered their first ever Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour gold as a pair. They triumphed at the Nuvali Challenge in Santa Rosa, Philippines on Sunday. It was their third Challenge podium of the year, after the silver medals in Tlaxcala in March and in Xiamen last week. Before this season, the Lithuanian duo... |
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Canada’s Dunn/McKay Crowned Champions in Ciudad Madero
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CIUDAD MADERO, Tamaulipas, Mexico, May 24, 2026.- Canadian duo Darby Dunn and Alison McKay captured the gold medal at the fourth stop of the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour held in Ciudad Madero, defeating Americans Paloma Browman and Michelle Shaffer in straight sets 21-16, 21-19 in the final. |
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Mexico’s Carlos Andrés/Lares Capture Gold in Ciudad Madero
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CIUDAD MADERO, Tamaulipas, Mexico, May 24, 2026.- Mexican duo Carlos Andrés Ayala and Inés Lares captured the gold medal at the fourth stop of the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour held in Ciudad Madero, after defeating Cuba’s Damián Gómez and Eblis Veranes in a hard-fought final that went to three sets, 21-13, 18-21, 15-9. |
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| 5/23/2026 |
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Cuba, USA, Mexico and Canada Advance to Women’s Semifinals in Ciudad Madero
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CIUDAD MADERO, Tamaulipas, May 23, 2026.- Cuba’s Kailin/Drik, USA’s Bowman/Shaffer, Mexico’s Torres/Flores and Canada’s Dunn/McKay secured their spots in the semifinals of the fourth stop of the 2026 NORCECA Tour in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico, after winning their women’s quarterfinal matches on Saturday and remaining in contention for the tournament medals. |
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Canada, Cuba and Mexican Duos Advance Strongly Toward the Podium in Ciudad Madero
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CIUDAD MADERO, Tamaulipas, May 23, 2026.- Canada’s Rouzbeh Rahnavard and Robert Kemp, Cuba’s Damián Gómez and Elbis Veranes, along with the Mexican duos Carlos Andrés Ayala/Inés Antonio Vargas Lares and Jorman Osuna/Miguel Sarabia, secured their spots in the men’s semifinals of the fourth stop of the 2026 NORCECA Tour in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, remaining in contention... |
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| 5/22/2026 |
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Dominican Republic, Canada, Cuba and Mexico Set the Pace in Women’s Opening Day in Tamaulipas
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CIUDAD MADERO, Tamaulipas, May 22, 2026.- Ciudad Madero opened competition Friday for the women’s division of the fourth stop of the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, with an opening day highlighted by the strong performances of several of the circuit’s top contenders, including the Dominican Republic, Canada, Cuba and Mexico. |
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Cuba and Mexico Finish Unbeaten in Opening Men’s Day in Tamaulipas
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CIUDAD MADERO, Tamaulipas, May 22, 2026.- The men’s division of the fourth stop of the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour completed its opening day of competition on Friday in Ciudad Madero, with Cuba and Mexico emerging as two of the strongest teams after finishing the initial group stage undefeated. Mexico, one of the season’s leading contenders after winning two of the three... |
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FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Adelaide 2025 and Volleyball South Australia recognised for powerful community and sustainability legacy
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The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Adelaide 2025 and Volleyball South Australia have jointly received the Community Impact Award at the 2026 Sport SA South Australian Sport Awards, recognising the event’s powerful legacy across sustainability, inclusion and community engagement. |
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| 5/21/2026 |
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Mexico Arrives as NORCECA Tour Benchmark for Fourth Stop in Tamaulipas
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TAMAULIPAS, Mexico, May 21, 2026. – The preliminary inquiry officially confirmed the pool compositions for the fourth stop of the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, scheduled from May 22 to 24 in Ciudad Madero, featuring 13 women’s teams and 14 men’s teams. The tournament will include participation from 11 countries in the men’s division and 10 countries in the women’s division... |
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2026 Huntington Beach Recap
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The 2026 AVP season opened this past weekend at the Huntington Beach Pier with two championships that shared a remarkable parallel: both winning teams were playing their first AVP main draw together as partners. Andy Benesh and Taylor Crabb won the men’s title in their first AVP event as a duo. Thâmela Coradello and Victoria Lopes won the women’s title in their first AVP event as a duo. |
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| 5/19/2026 |
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Argentina’s Capogrossos and Paraguay’s Michelle & Corrales medal at continental finals with Empowerment
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Argentina’s Tomas Capogrosso & Nicolas Capogrosso and Paraguay’s Michelle Valiente & Giuliana Poletti Corrales, both benefitting from FIVB Volleyball Empowerment support for their federations, earned their spots on the podiums at the CSV Beach Volleyball South American Tour finals in Iquique, Chile. The Capogrosso brothers claimed the men’s silver and lined up between... |
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Chase Budinger & Trevor Crabb join forces ahead of Nuvali Challenge
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Santa Rosa is about to welcome Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour for the sixth time. After hosting three Challenge and two Futures events, the Filipino city is ready to stage the 2026 Nuvali Challenge this week from May 20 to 24. It will be the fifth Challenge stop on this year’s Beach Pro Tour and the third one on Asian territory, after Bhubaneswar in India and last week’s Xiamen in China. |
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Olympic medalist Clancy back to Beach Pro Tour at Nuvali Challenge with new partner
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Santa Rosa is about to welcome Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour for the sixth time. After hosting three Challenge and two Futures events, the Filipino city is ready to stage the 2026 Nuvali Challenge this week from May 20 to 24. It will be the fifth Challenge stop on this year’s Beach Pro Tour and the third one on Asian territory, after Bhubaneswar in India and last week’s Xiamen in China. |
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| Upcoming Tournaments |
| Dates |
Tour |
Tournament |
Gender |
Purse |
| May 27-31, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite Ostrava, Czechia |
M |
US$200,000 |
| May 27-31, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite Ostrava, Czechia |
W |
US$200,000 |
| May 28-31, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Cervia, Italy |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| May 28-31, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Cervia, Italy |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| May 28-31, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Wuhan, China |
M |
US$5,000 |
| May 28-31, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Wuhan, China |
W |
US$5,000 |
| May 29-31, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - San Salvador, El Salvador |
M |
US$3,500 |
| May 29-31, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - San Salvador, El Salvador |
W |
US$3,500 |
| May 30-31, 2026 |
AVP League |
AVP League Week 1 - Belmar, New Jersey |
M&W |
TBD |
| Jun 4-7, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Krakow, Poland |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 4-7, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Krakow, Poland |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 4-7, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Sveti Vlas, Bulgaria |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 4-7, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Sveti Vlas, Bulgaria |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 6-7, 2026 |
AVP League |
AVP League Week 2 - Aspen, Colorado |
M&W |
TBD |
| Jun 10-14, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Challenge Alanya, Türkiye |
M |
US$125,000 |
| Jun 10-14, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Challenge Alanya, Türkiye |
W |
US$125,000 |
| Jun 10-14, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Jurmala, Latvia |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 10-14, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Jurmala, Latvia |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 11-14, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Spiez, Switzerland |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 12-14, 2026 |
AVP |
AVP Heritage Contender Series Virginia Beach Open |
M&W |
$20,000 |
| Jun 12-13, 2026 |
AVP League |
AVP League Week 3 - Miami, Florida |
M&W |
TBD |
| Jun 18-21, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Geneva, Switzerland |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 18-21, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Ios, Greece |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 18-21, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Ios, Greece |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 18-21, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Karpacz, Poland |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 18-21, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Karpacz, Poland |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 19-20, 2026 |
AVP League |
AVP League Week 4 - Las Vegas, Nevada |
M&W |
TBD |
| Jun 19-21, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic |
M |
US$3,500 |
| Jun 19-21, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic |
W |
US$3,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Balikesir, Türkiye |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Balikesir, Türkiye |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Bridlington, England |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Bridlington, England |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Geneva, Switzerland |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Hangzhou, China |
M |
US$5,000 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Hangzhou, China |
W |
US$5,000 |
| Jun 26-28, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Varadero, Cuba |
M |
US$3,500 |
| Jun 26-28, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Varadero, Cuba |
W |
US$3,500 |
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